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Spectrum Scholarship Program announces Sponsorships for the 2024-2025 Scholarship Cohort
The 91´«Ã½'s (91´«Ã½) Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services awarded Spectrum Scholarships to 70 exceptional MLIS in 2024, thanks to generous donations from sponsors, 91´«Ã½ groups, and community members.
91´«Ã½, Writers Guild Initiative Announce Creative Writing Workshops for Librarians
The 91´«Ã½’s Office for Intellectual Freedom (91´«Ã½-OIF) and the Writers Guild Initiative (WGI) are seeking 25 librarians for a unique series of online writer’s workshops that will pair the librarians with professional film and...
Penguin Random House and United for Libraries Announce New Grant Program
Penguin Random House and United for Libraries today announced a new grant program serving rural and small libraries across the country. The initiative will serve rural and small libraries in need across the country through grant funds, education, and in...
Applications for the 2025 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries are now open
Libraries can apply for the 2025 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries. Deadline for applications is January 12, 2025. The grants awards funds and resources for graphic novel collection development and programming.
IFRT Seeks Nominations for the Eli M. Oboler Award
The Intellectual Freedom Round Table is seeking book nominations for the 2025 Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award. The award winner will be announced in the spring of 2025. A certificate of recognition and $500 cash award will be presented at the 2025 American...
Deadline approaching for Carnegie-Whitney Award applications for guides to library resources
CHICAGO —The 91´«Ã½ Publishing Committee provides a grant of up to $5,000 for the preparation of print or electronic reading lists, indexes or other guides to library resources that promote reading or the use of library resources at...
91´«Ã½ 2025 Scholarship Application Now Open
If you need financial help to get through your graduate program, scholarship funds are now available. The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has more than $300,000 available to students who are studying in library science or school library media programs...
2025 Jason Reynolds / Simon & Schuster Travel Grant Application Now Open
The 91´«Ã½ is pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for the 2025 Jason Reynolds / Simon & Schuster Travel Grant. The grant will cover the expenses of five (5) Black/African American youth or teen services...
Award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services will help libraries boost literacy skills in communities nationwide
Carnegie-Whitney awards up to $5,000 for guides to library Resources
The 91´«Ã½ Publishing Committee provides a grant of up to $5,000 for the preparation of print or electronic reading lists, indexes or other guides to library resources that promote reading or the use of library resources at any type...
ALSC supports 2024 Bound to Stay Bound, Melcher Scholarships
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded a total of 6 students the Bound to Stay Bound and Melcher Scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year.
91´«Ã½ announces 2024-2025 Spectrum Scholars
The 91´«Ã½'s (91´«Ã½) Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services awarded 2023 Spectrum Scholarships to 70 exceptional students pursuing graduate degrees in library and information studies.
Avalon A. Ruby Selected as the 2024 Peter Lyman Memorial/SAGE Scholarship Recipient
The 91´«Ã½ and SAGE are pleased to announce Avalon A. Ruby of Urbana, Illinois as the recipient of the 2024 Peter Lyman Memorial/SAGE Scholarship in New Media. Ruby believes that libraries are “focal points for storytelling’s various...
Kara J. Halden Selected as the 2024 David H. Clift Scholarship Recipient
The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is pleased to announce the selection of Kara J. Halden of Glen Ellyn, Illinois, as the 2024 David H. Clift Scholarship recipient. The David H. Clift Scholarship was named for a former director of the American Library...
George M. Farris Selected as the 2024 Tom and Roberta Drewes Scholarship Recipient
The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is pleased to announce the selection of George M. Farris of Nettleton, Mississippi as the 2024 Tom and Roberta Drewes Scholarship recipient. The $3,000 scholarship is awarded to a library support staff worker who is...
